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United States Patent | 5,119,354 |
Umesaki | June 2, 1992 |
A disk playing apparatus is capable of playing a plurality of disks or disks of different diameters. A disk transfer mechanism is provided between a magazine for storing the plurality of disks and a disk musical performance mechanism disposed obliquely and rearwards with respect to the mounting position of the magazine. Also, a single disk insertion opening is provided above or below the mounting position of the magazine. A disk inserted into the disk insertion opening is also transferred by the disk transfer mechanism.
Inventors: | Umesaki; Kiyosi (Neyagawa, JP) |
Assignee: | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
Appl. No.: | 504138 |
Filed: | April 3, 1990 |
Apr 06, 1989[JP] | 1-87621 |
Current U.S. Class: | 369/30.9; 369/30.85; 369/31.01; 369/196; 369/233; 720/624; 720/668 |
Intern'l Class: | G11B 017/22; G11B 003/58; G11B 017/04; G11B 017/08 |
Field of Search: | 369/36,75.2,77.1,178,191,196,233,247 |
4098510 | Jul., 1978 | Suzuki et al. | 369/75. |
4589101 | May., 1986 | Schatteman et al. | 369/38. |
4592039 | May., 1986 | Toyoguchi | 369/75. |
4730292 | Apr., 1988 | Hasegawa | 369/36. |
4797865 | Jan., 1989 | Imai et al. | 369/39. |
4811324 | Mar., 1989 | Ikedo | 369/75. |
4969140 | Nov., 1990 | Koiwa | 369/75. |
Foreign Patent Documents | |||
0502020 | Apr., 1943 | CA | 369/36. |
0177232 | Apr., 1986 | EP | 369/77. |
0296829 | Dec., 1988 | EP. | |
0166559 | Oct., 1983 | JP | 369/77. |
2160349 | Dec., 1985 | GB. |